Book 11, Passage 11.14

Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury.

鲁人为长府。闵子骞曰：“仍旧贯，如之何？何必改作？”子曰：…

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3 sentences · 2 notes

鲁lǔ人rén为wéi长cháng府fǔ。闵mǐn子zǐ骞qiān曰yuē：“仍réng旧jiù贯guàn，如rú之zhī何hé？何hé必bì改gǎi作zuò？”子zǐ曰yuē：“夫fú人rén不bù言yán，言yán必bì有yǒu中zhōng。”

1Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury.

2Min Tsze-ch'ien said, 'Suppose it were to be repaired after its old style;-- why must it be altered and made anew?'

3The Master said, 'This man seldom speaks; when he does, he is sure to hit the point.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

鲁人：指鲁国的执政大臣。长府：鲁国贮藏财货的国库名。

仍：沿袭。贯：事。